Top 6 Challenges of Working with Jewish Teens
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath - While I spend a great deal of time talking about my love of Jewish teens, which inspires the work that I do every day, like anyone [...]
Is there Life … after Birthright? A different view of Leadership Development
by Lou Balcher - Twenty years ago Birthright came onto the American Jewish scene, radically changing how YP’s – young professionals become engaged with the community. The question remains, how [...]
The key to life’s toughest questions: Ask better questions
by Daniel Magerman - How encounters with international communities can help Jewish youth tackle questions of identity in the upcoming decade As 2019 comes to a close, young people must [...]
Character Day 2019 Launches A Global Technology Shabbat Movement
Global phenomenon that engages millions turns the focus to the power of unplugging weekly San Francisco, CA -- Character Day, the global phenomenon that brings together millions of individuals and groups in schools, congregations, [...]
LETTERS FROM CAMP: STRONGER TOGETHER
URJ Crane Lake Camp Before campers emerge joyously from buses to summer camps across North America, thousands of staff members have undergone intensive training and preparation designed to ensure that [...]
SUMMER CAMP MEMORIES – PART ONE
by Mark Mietkiewicz - Earlier this year, I took a look at how to choose the perfect summer camp for your children. Well, by now, the choice is made, you’re ironing [...]
Jewish Overnight Camps Prep for Summer with The iCenter’s New Camp Resources and “Camp-inars”
SpaceIL resources and staff webinars highlight 2019 offerings Chicago, IL -- The immersive environment of Jewish summer camp—where the day is full of diverse activities; staff members are young, accessible [...]
Creating Relationships Defined by Radical Candor
by Emily Messinger Creating an environment in which relationships defined by openness, honesty, and transparency can flourish is a great goal to have, albeit difficult to achieve. In my role [...]
Reclaiming Service: Planting the Seeds of Jewish Values
by Rabbi Benji Levy - In our fast-paced interconnected world, it can be so hard to do a good deed in a truly selfless way. When we run a marathon [...]
Young Italian Jews Prepare for Future Community Leadership
By Saul Meghnagi and Tobia Zevi The Italian Jewish community now numbers just over 23,000 people based in twenty-one communities. Most communities are small or miniscule in number, except for [...]